Matthew Ryder QC, former Deputy Mayor of London to Sadiq Khan, whose clients include Stephen Lawrence’s family and Edward Snowden, reflects on the links and limits of political activism and legal advocacy, from the perspective of an eventful 30-year career at the Bar.

Matthew Ryder QC is a leading barrister at Matrix chambers. He is a graduate of Cambridge University (LLB Hons) and Columbia University, New York (LLM).

He is one of the most well-known black barristers in the UK and has been involved in numerous high profile political and human rights cases. His former clients include the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence and journalists working with US whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

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